Match Notes

Hours of play: 2.00pm - 5.45pm, 6.30pm - 10.00pm

4th Umpire - P Angley

Scorers: MN Ashton (Eng) and RM Artis (SL)

12th Men: BC Hollioake (England) and ASA Perera (Sri Lanka)

M Muralitharan was called for throwing at 17.4 overs by umpire RA Emerson at square leg. Sri Lankan captain A Ranatunga then confronted the umpire and a heated argument followed. Ranatunga then summoned the Sri Lankan players to leave the field. Team manager Ranjith Fernando and match referee Peter van der Merwe were summoned and discussions and phonecalls to the Sri Lankan Cricket Board were conducted on the boundary line before play resumed. 14 minutes were lost.